TEACHERS AS FACILITATORS
Workshop Details
WHEN: Friday, 25 to Saturday, 26 August 2023 (8:00am - around 3:30pm)
WHERE: ISKL Ampang Hilir Campus - MPR1
FEES: For ISKL Faculty Only (please sign up on the PD Google Calendar)
FOCUS: Schoolwide
TRAINER: Ochan Powell REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 11th AUGUST 2023
Workshop Overview
Teachers as Facilitators focuses on the mindsets that teacher leaders need in order to lead their groups well. Here's what the authors say about the book and seminar:
" . . . teachers who facilitate meetings with their peers encounter unique challenges. Often they struggle to balance the demands of managing time, energy, and processes while simultaneously navigating the challenges of being a colleague and maintaining one's own professional integrity.
Teacher facilitators frequently feel caught between the expectations of their supervisors and desire to maintain affiliations with their teammates and peers. This in turn requires them to negotiate the sometimes delicate dance of being handed responsibility for task completion without the authority to compel the full participation of their co workers."
This 2-day workshop will provide teachers with the knowledge, skills and attitudes of working with and developing teams. It is appropriate for all teachers in collaborative partnerships, whether as a member of a co-teaching partnership or as a member of a department, and gets beyond the technical skills of running meetings and collaborating with others."
Learning Outcomes
As a result of this course, learners will:
Learn about the five mindsets that have the potential to make facilitators more effective and empower groups. Specifically, these are:
See groups as they could be
Groups grant consent
Prepare, don’t attach
Diversity enriches
Never let a conflict go to waste
Explore relevant information about each of the mindsets
Develop a repertoire of tools and strategies for facilitators related to each of the mindsets
Explore processes connected to each of the mindsets, for use with groups
Reflect on each of the processes
Try different tools and processes in their own settings
Ochan Kusuma-Powell
OCHAN KUSUMA POWELL is an international educator and consultant to schools worldwide. She presents in the areas of coaching, special education, inclusion and collaboration. Ochan is a founding member of the Design Team for the Next Frontier Inclusion, a not-for-profit organization that supports international schools in becoming increasingly inclusive at a systems level. She is the co-author of several books on inclusion, differentiation. Ochan serves as an Associate Trainer for Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools.